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Company Set to Meet Customer Demands With Additional CNC Turning CapacityThe eight operating companies at Compass Precision will do just about anything to satisfy a need from a customer. The latest example of that recently occurred at Tri-Tec Industries. In May,...

Creatively Using Fixturing and Programming To Beat The Competition To MarketGetting to market first with a great product is a winning strategy. But in Compass Precision’s world, doing this with geometrically complicated parts is tough. Having plenty of 5-axis mills,...

It’s Neither a Mill Nor A LatheKeith Felts, President of Advanced Machining (shown center above with Advanced CNC programmer/machinist Brandon Edds on left and R&D Machine VP & General Manager Justin Kovscek on right), started his company in 1985 after serving...

Compass Precision Shop Distinguishes Itself At Supplier SummitOLDSMAR, FL – February 27, 2024 – R&D Machine proudly announced Tuesday that it received a 2023 Supplier Excellence Award from Honeywell Aerospace at the company’s Space Supplier Summit held last week...

Eight Shops Together Better than Eight Shops by ThemselvesCompass Precision would seem like an amalgamation of precision CNC machine shops, thrown together through financial engineering by modern versions of Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan. The company’s Pittsburgh...

2021 Second Half EOM Honorees Then and NowSome consider Compass Precision unique for its public recognition of employee achievements. But top management sees it differently. “Honestly, I think we are different from most companies, but not because we have an Employee...

Precision Components Manufacturer Gains Space Beach PresenceCHARLOTTE, NC – January 9, 2024 – Compass Precision announced Tuesday that it has opened a satellite sales office in Long Beach, CA, where an increasing number of emerging space companies have headquarters or...

Douglas Machining Office Coordinator Earns Outstanding AchievementMolly Adank has yet to reach her two-year anniversary as office coordinator at Douglas Machining Services. Yet, her hard work has served as an indirect substitute, and sometimes direct replacement, for...

First Employee at Douglas Excels as Co-General ManagerHistoric. That might be the one word that best describes many aspects of Ben Kubis’ tenure at Douglas Machining Services. He holds the distinction of being the longest-tenured employee at the Compass Precision...

Manufacturer of Custom, Precision Components Gets Enhanced On-Line PresenceCHARLOTTE, NC – December 13, 2023 – Compass Precision announced Wednesday that it has launched a new website at www.compassprecision.com touting its capabilities. Founded in 2019 when it...